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Tailgate Warning Light

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  1. May 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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    Please post a link/information on a tailgate warning light that would tell me when I left my tailgate down/open. Thanks for any answer/reply.
     
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    Put a magnetic switch on it. Half goes on the tailgate, the other half goes on the bed. Hook one of the wires to ground and use the other as a negative trigger for an LED mounted in the dash with power coming from a switched power source so it only works when the car is turned on.
     
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  3. May 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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    Thanks - any details about the power wire and LED - appreciate it.
     
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    Any 12V LED will work. As for power you can use a fuse tap off of the power outlet fuse. It turns on and off with the key.
     
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    Wow - fast reply - you wouldn't have a link for a led with mount would you - there's hundreds of LED's on Amazon but don't see what I want. Thanks.
     
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    Thanks for all the help - profile doesn't say where your from - if you're in North Jersey I'll buy you a beer. Thanks again.
     
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    I'd take it but I'm about as far from you as possible, Socal. Last time I was in North Jersey was for a wedding about 5 or 6 years ago.
     
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    OK - My brother is in LA so if I go to see him maybe then. Thanks.
     
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